RFE: Athens to lodge protest with Belgrade

zastava Grčke
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Radio Free Europe quoted an unnamed diplomatic source on Monday who said that Athens is set to lodge a protest with Belgrade for failing to inform it of the weapons being transported by the aircraft that crashed in northern Greece on Saturday.

The Antonov An-12 was carrying more than 11 tons of munitions made in Serbia when it fell out of the sky, killing all eight crew members. The pilot reported engine problems and was given permission for an emergency landing at Kavala. The cargo of munitions was confirmed on Sunday by Serbian Defense Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic who said it was bound for Bangladesh.

“The Ambassador of Greece in Belgrade will lodge a protest saying that Serbia should have informed Greece about the cargo,” the diplomatic source said.

RFE said that the Greek opposition has accused the government of not providing information about the cargo and called for an investigation which has been launched by prosecutors.